It seems like June and July have come and gone in the blink of an eye, and now we find ourselves in August. That means parents and students alike have to get back into the mindset of school. One website, www.thepersonal.com, shares 10 back-to-school tips for kids and parents. “The new ...

The return of students to classrooms changes a lot of things, not the least of which is driving. Across the Upper Peninsula and elsewhere, school buses will soon be picking up passengers, kids on bikes are hurrying to get to school before the bell rings and harried parents are trying to drop ...

Seems hard to believe, but the summer break is winding down and back to school time has almost returned. Which might be why this is National Immunization Awareness Month, to stress the critical role vaccines play to help keep the public healthy. So the Michigan Department of Health and ...

Wisconsin health officials are again warning of the dangers of mosquito-borne diseases after detecting the first West Nile virus activity in the state in 2024. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services confirmed WNV infections in a healthy blood donor from Washington County in southeastern ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a week ago that 17 counties around the state are receiving nearly $11 million in disaster funding to help communities rebuild after three separate incidents caused emergency declarations over the past 18 months. Of those 17 counties, eight are in the Upper ...

Bouquet From Diane Schabo, president, Dickinson County Cancer Loan Closet: On behalf of the Dickinson County Cancer Loan Closet, I would like to give a huge shoutout to the 100+ Women Who Care and Habitat for Humanity who provided the needed repairs to our building. Because of the ...